EL26-68-000 · 2026-08-07 · Southwest Power Pool Regional State Committee

Comments of the Southwest Power Pool Regional State Committee in support of Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s request for an extension of time until 11/20/2026 to respond to the FERC's 06/18/2026 Order to Show Cause

August 7, 2026 
 
The Honorable Debbie-Anne A. Reese  
Secretary  
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  
888 First Street, N.E.  
Washington, D.C. 20426 
 
RE: 
Southwest Power Pool Abeyance Request; Docket No. EL26-68-000 
 
Dear Secretary Reese,  
The Southwest Power Pool Regional State Committee (RSC) respectfully submits this letter in 
support of Southwest Power Pool, Inc.’s (SPP) request for an extension of time, until November 
20, 2026, to respond to the Commission’s June 18, 2026, Order to Show Cause in the above-
referenced proceeding. 
The Commission’s order raises significant and complex issues concerning the integration of large 
loads, including how to mitigate the risk that transmission costs attributable to large-load 
development may be shifted to other transmission customers. These issues directly implicate the 
RSC’s responsibility within the SPP regional governance structure for determining regional 
proposals concerning the allocation of transmission costs. 
The RSC, working through SPP’s Cost Control and Allocation Review and Evaluation (CARE) 
Team, is currently considering potential measures to mitigate cost-shift risks associated with large 
load customers. Among other matters, the CARE Team is evaluating approaches for assigning or 
securing responsibility for transmission costs driven by new large loads, particularly when 
projected load does not materialize as anticipated or does not remain on the system for the period 
used to justify transmission investment. 
The CARE Team expects to develop a recommendation for consideration by the RSC and the SPP 
Board of Directors during their quarterly business meetings on November 16 and 17, 2026. That 
recommendation will reflect substantial analysis and regional stakeholder and state-regulatory 
input regarding matters that are related to the cost-shifting concerns identified in the Commission’s 
order. 
Granting the requested extension would allow the RSC and SPP to complete this established 
regional process and would enable SPP’s response to more fully reflect the resulting 
recommendations. It would also promote the development of a thoughtful, durable, and regionally

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August 7, 2026 
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tailored approach that recognizes the respective roles of SPP, its stakeholders, and state regulatory 
authorities. 
The RSC recognizes the urgency of addressing the challenges presented by rapid large-load growth 
and does not seek unnecessary delay. Rather, the additional time would support a more 
comprehensive response and could reduce the need for subsequent revisions or supplemental 
filings as the CARE Team’s work is completed. 
For these reasons, the RSC respectfully supports SPP’s request for an extension of time in Docket 
No. EL26-68-000. 
Respectfully submitted 
/s/ Chuck Hutchison 
Chuck Hutchison 
Chairman, Nebraska Power Review Board 
President, Southwest Power Pool Regional State Committee 
 
On Behalf of the Regional State Committee

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
 
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon each person 
designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding. 
 
Dated at Little Rock, Arkansas, this 7th day of August, 2026. 
 
 /s/ Michelle Harris  
Michelle Harris 
On Behalf of the  
Southwest Power Pool Regional State Committee 
201 Worthen Drive 
Little Rock, AR 72223-4936 
(501) 614-3200